11-03-201811-03-2018
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Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
3167BBoston
November 3, 2018 10:00 AMCalender
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Paint-decorated Chest with Eagle

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$3,998$3,250
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 3167BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 03, 2018 10:00AM

Description:

Paint-decorated Chest with Eagle, Center County, Pennsylvania, dated 1807, the molded lift top above a well, the facade decorated with an spreadwing eagle, Union shield, and banner lettered indistinctly "John G... 1807," on dovetailed bracket base, (restoration),ht. 26 1/2, wd. 50, dp. 23 in.

Provenance: John Gordon; Donna Fields Small collection.
Estimate $2,000-4,000

base restored, paint wear to top, lock catch missing but mechanism still there.


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John Gordon